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Trump Administration Freezes Grants and Funding For Harvard Due To "Non-Compliance"

1 week ago | shtfplan.com | Mac Slavo

United States President Donald Trump’s administration has announced it is freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University after the Ivy League school rejected a list of demands from the White House. The administration requested policy changes with which Harvard refused to comply.
Trade War, Tariffs Driving Economic Uncertainty

1 week ago | shtfplan.com | Mac Slavo

The trade war between the United States and China is erupting, and the citizens are going to be the losers of this battle. President Donald Trump’s sweeping trade policies have reignited a fierce U.S.-China tariff war, with American imports of Chinese goods now facing a 145% effective tariff rate, the highest in over a century. To retaliate against the U.S.’s massive tax, China has imposed a 125% tariff on U.S. exports, deepening a rift that threatens global supply chains and consumer prices.
Blacklisted: Associated Press Banned From Press Conference

1 week ago | shtfplan.com | Mac Slavo

The Trump administration has blacklisted the Associated Press, banning its journalists from a press conference with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office on Monday. The White House excluded the media outlet even though a court order commanded that their access be restored. In February, Trump became offended and barred AP from any presidential events he could after the news agency refused to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” in its reporting.
Critical Rare Earth Exports From China Halted Amid Trade War

1 week ago | americafirstreport.com | Mac Slavo

(SHTF Plan)—China has halted the exports of critical rare earth minerals and magnets as the trade war with the United States expands.
Critical Rare Earth Exports From China Halted Amid Trade War

1 week ago | shtfplan.com | Mac Slavo

China has halted the exports of critical rare earth minerals and magnets as the trade war with the United States expands. Rare earth minerals are key to the semiconductor and auto industries worldwide, and they have come to a screeching halt amid an escalating trade war with the U.S.China produces over 90 percent of some of the world’s most critical rare earth minerals such as yttrium, dysprosium, and terbium, and the new export restrictions sever their supply lines to users around the globe.
Results Of Nuclear Talks Between U.S. And Iran Were "Constructive"

1 week ago | shtfplan.com | Mac Slavo

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Trump: The Ukraine Conflict Is "Biden's War"

1 week ago | shtfplan.com | Mac Slavo

The current United States President, Donald Trump, described the conflict between Russia and Ukraine as “Biden’s war.” He added: “This is not my war.” Trump said that his predecessor, Joe Biden, is directly responsible for the war between Russia and Ukraine. Trump went on to say: “I’ve been here for a very short period of time… He gave them billions and billions of dollars.
33 Shocking Facts That Prove That The Entire U.S. Healthcare Industry Has Become One Giant Money Making Scam

1 week ago | shtfplan.com | Mac Slavo

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog. The goal of the healthcare industry in the United States is to take as much money away from you as possible. I truly wish that I was exaggerating, but I am not. Can you guess which nation spends the highest percentage of GDP on healthcare? Without looking it up, you probably already know that it is us.
Federal Budget: Q1 2025 - DOGE has not Moved the Needle

1 week ago | sgtreport.com | Mac Slavo

by Mac Slavo, SHTF Plan:The Federal Government publishes the spending and revenue numbers on a monthly basis. The charts and tables below give an in depth review of the Federal Budget, showing where the money is coming from, where it is going to, and the surplus or deficit. The government fiscal year closes at the end of September, but this analysis will look at the calendar year budget.
RFK Jr. Vows To Discover The Cause Of The Autism Epidemic

1 week ago | shtfplan.com | Mac Slavo

United States Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced a large-scale federal initiative aimed at identifying the factors behind what he called the “autism epidemic,” with findings expected by September 2025. RFK Jr. made the promise while speaking during a televised Cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump on Thursday.